The Trauma Of Birth.

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HOW CAN BIRTH BE TRAUMATIC?

Birth is indeed a normal part of the cycle of life. Yet birth is certainly capable of becoming our very first trauma. This trauma may be extreme, producing obvious injury. However, even when a normal birth appears to be completely trauma free, the pressures applied to the infants cranium can still cause some problems.

The tiny infant is extremely resilient; able to withstand tremendous pressures as we are squeezed through the birth canal, and forced to take our first breath. This first breath infuses our tissues with life, and expands our compressed bodies to ready ourselves for the world.

The infants head (occiput) plays a significant role in opening the birth canal. The normal pressures of birth cause the cranial bones to fold over one another. The membranes (meninges) and fluid (CSF) surrounding the brain act as a bouyant shock absorber. The nervous system, always attempting to maintain stability under duress, organizes around these forces. These protective mechanisms allow for maximum brain capacity and minimize brain trauma.

Many of the problems commonly experienced in infancy may be caused by the forces of labor and delivery.

THE COMPRESSIVE FORCES OF BIRTH

If the compressive forces of birth are too great, the nervous system may become overwhelmed, and the skull bones may not be able to fully re-expand to their normal ease after the birth.

Some births may not appear at all problematic, but can still produce substantial compression. An abnormally quick labor may prove equally overwhelming as one that is long and difficult.

The newborn may become firmly imprinted by these compressive forces, producing structural imbalances and a variety of symptoms. These symptoms may range from minor variants of “normal” irritabilities to serious pathology.

CESAREAN SECTION

Cesarean Sections:
May be necessary to save the life of the newborn.
May be necessary when the infant becomes stuck in the birth canal for extended periods of time, putting extreme pressures on their little heads.
May be scheduled, for a variety of reasons.

Many infants born by Cesarean Section first endure a long period of labor, with their heads lodged in the maternal pelvis. The delivering physician also may sometimes place considerable force on childs cranium, attempting to free the infant from the pelvic bowl. Though born by Cesarean Section, these infants may well suffer the ill effects of significant cranial pressure.

Some infants born via ceasarean section do not encounter any compressive forces. We might think that the lack of trauma in a C-section is the best for the infant. But other factors come into play:

WE NEED TO BE SQUEEZED THROUGH THE BIRTH CANAL

This squeezing initiates a cascade of events that readies us for the outside world:
Fluid is squeezed out of our lungs.
Pressure is created for a powerful FIRST BREATH
Our central nervous system is stimulated and begins to organize.
Dramatic changes take place in our circulatory system.

The changes taking place in the circulatory system are staggering. Intra-uterine life is very different than life outside the womb:
The umbilical vessels spasm shut. Blood no longer comes from or goes to the placenta.
A hole in the heart (foramen ovale) closes.
The lungs now infiltrate and oxygenate the blood (ductus arteriosum closes).
The liver now metabolizes (ductus venosum closes).
The kidneys now filter the blood.
The GI tract now absorbs all nutrients.

These adaptive changes must occur in a systematic and orderly manner, and place huge demands upon the newborn. When the transition to extra-uterine life is too quick, these changes in the vascular system become disorganized. Osteopathic Physicians perceive this disturbance as a “shock” or irritability that establishes itself in the nervous system of the infant; and the potential cause of many problems. Though no apparent trauma may have occured, the infant may be irritable, weak, or susceptible to infection.

TREATMENT OF CHILDREN

Osteopathic treatment eases the shock, and restores vitality; allowing the nervous system to relax and heal...so that the normal maturation processes can follow. Not all problems can be resolved, but many can be eased. And for some, Osteopathy is the answer.

Like adults, each infant is constitutionally unique. Some infants seem to tolerate significant trauma from birth, without ill effect. Others are disrupted by even the slightest insults. Each of us is born with our individual sensitivities; we are all affected differently by life.

What kind of results can you expect? Again, every child is different. Some children have a very rapid and complete resolution of their presenting complaints. Some children require many treatments and recover only partially. Children with developmental delays may not change immediately, but will begin to mature at a more normal rate of development. Each circumstance must be considered for its unique aspects. As a general rule, it is always best to receive treatment as close in time to the traumatic insult as possible. Infants may actually benefit from receiving treatment immediately after birth. The less time the traumatic forces have to establish themselves in the tissues, the easier it is to clear them. Surprisingly, even stresses that have been long imprinted into our nervous systems can still be cleared many years later.

CASE EXAMPLE

A long difficult birth produced a screaming irritable baby who could not sleep or nurse well. The diagnosis was Infantile Colic, and the parents were distraught, not only from their inability to help their suffering infant, but also from their lack of sleep. On palpatory examination an “occipital condylar compression” was discovered. After two or three treatments this child calmed, its ability to sleep and nurse improved, and harmony was restored in the home. Osteopathic Treatment may not only ease the first months of life for both parent and child, but may also produce long term benefits, as these compressions may impair other cerebral functions later in life.

Infantile Colic is quite often caused by excessive pressure to the infant’s occiput at birth. The newborn’s occipital bone, located in the back of the head, is composed of 4 parts. By the age of seven these 4 parts fuse to become a single bone (see diagram below). Important cranial nerves lie next to these parts, and the spinal cord passes between these parts through the foramen magnum (a “large hole”).

As the infant emerges into the world, the head (passing through the bony pelvis) must flex, rotate, and extend. This unfused occiput is normally the “presenting” part and receives a complex array of forces. The 4 parts of the occiput may become twisted and compressed, causing irritation of the cranial nerves, and sometimes even irritating the spinal cord. Impaired sucking, gastric irritability, and altered muscular tone may result.

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Traumatic Birth Syndrome

This is a subject nobody likes discussing. Dr. G. Gutmann, a German medical researcher, however, discovered that over 80% of the infants he examined shortly after birth were suffering from injury to the cervical spine, the neck, causing all types of health problems.

Traumatic Birth Syndrome is not a new condition. A researcher by the name of Duncan, measured the amount of force it would take to severely injure a baby's neck during delivery. He found that 90 pounds of force was enough to cause still birth, while less than that would cause the spinal joints to sprain. Duncan commented, "this is not what most obstetricians would consider a great force."

Dr. Abraham Towbin, from Harvard Medical School and the Department of Pathology, presented research at the Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the American Academy For Cerebral Palsy. In his research, he found that "the birth process, even under optimal conditions, is potentially a traumatic, crippling event for the fetus."

"Spinal cord and brain stem injuries occur often during the process of birth but frequently escape diagnosis." Dr. Towbin continues, "death may occur during delivery or, with respiratory function depressed, a short period after birth. Infants who survive the initial effects, may be left with severe nervous system defects."

What about the babies that don't show immediate signs and symptoms of Traumatic Birth Syndrome? What if the signs and symptoms don't appear until later on in life? What is the effect on that infant? How does it interfere with that babies potential to express itself completely and wholly as a human being? What kind of symptoms and diseases could it cause later on in life?

The neck is an area of the body where you can not afford to have an injury remain uncorrected. Since injuries here can affect the brain stem, all the vital functions of the body are inhibited. This can occur whether there are symptoms or not.

Do you remember what happened to Christopher Reeve, the actor who played Superman in the movies? He was riding his horse and fell forward on his head, breaking a bone in his upper neck.

In an interview he did with Barbara Walters, you could see that he was unable to breathe without the use of a ventilator machine. He also was unable to control his elimination system. Many of his other body functions were altered as well.

"Wait a minute, how could this be", you might ask." He didn't hurt his lungs, his bowel, or his bladder, he hurt his neck."

This is precisely the point. When the neck is injured, the entire body is affected. Similarly, when there is an injury to another part of the spine, the organs and systems supplied by those nerves become dysfunctional. These spinal injuries, called the vertebral subluxation complex, can alter the course of a persons life if they are not immediately corrected.

Several patients come to mind to illustrate these points. One woman had a full term pregnancy and her baby was fatally injured from the birth process. This is the most severe affect of birth trauma. Thankfully she was able to get pregnant again and deliver a beautiful baby boy. You can be sure this child receives chiropractic care.

Another patient, a 5 year old child whose birth was a very traumatic C-section, never had a properly functioning bladder. Her father, who was an eye witness to the traumatic delivery, described how his baby's lower spine was twisted during the birth.

After just a month of Chiropractic care, the parents were amazed at their child's improvement. They are now committed to Chiropractic Wellness Care as a way to maximize their families health potential.

A third patient that comes to mind is a woman who attended a Chiropractic Orientation one evening after learning about the importance of Chiropractic from her husband.

After learning about the condition responsible for "Traumatic birth Syndrome, the vertebral subluxation complex, she began to ask some serious questions about her own health.

Jeannie Cavallo Martin of Marietta, GA, said that when she was born, her mother told her she had bruises on her neck. She asked if there could be any connection between those nerves and her thyroid gland. When Jeannie saw the nerve connection to the thyroid gland from the part of her neck that was bruised at birth, her mouth dropped wide open in shock. She said, "that's probably why I developed thyroid cancer when I was 26 years old." This is a critical realization people! "Why didn't somebody tell my mother about Chiropractic?" she asked.

Another Chiropractic patient who began care for a herniated disk in his neck, indicated that when he was 22 years old, he had his gall bladder removed. He didn't understand why his gall bladder had failed at such a young age. The doctors didn't know either. When he saw his Xrays for the first time, he noticed a huge kink in the bones between his shoulders. He immediately said, "what in the world is that, I don't have any pain there!" He was also surprised to learn that this was the area of his spine where the nerve supply went to his gall bladder. He wished someone would have told him about Chiropractic Wellness Care also. He might still have his gall bladder. His birth was a forceps delivery!

The trauma of birth ? You must be crazy !!!! I bet you never see a couple holding a new born baby in thier hands looking very happy and touch ?

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why dont you organize a mass suicide using your cult theory ? is tokyo subway gas attacks related to you ?